Around Town
More Than a Dozen Open Houses Around Watertown This Week
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Check out the properties hosting open houses this weekend. 456 Belmont St. APT 19, $1,285,000, 2 bedroom 2 bathroom 1,450 sq. ft. Condo, Open houses: Friday, Sept.
Sports
Raiders Football Team Kicks Off First Home Game With New Coach, New Look
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The Watertown High School football team preps for its first home game of the 2024 season. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The 2024 Watertown Raiders football team will have a different look and the team hopes to have different results from last season. Watertown High School hosts its first home game under its new head coach at Victory Field Friday night at 7 p.m. against Ipswich. Last year, the team finished 3-8, and was shut out by Belmont on Thanksgiving. This year the team will play under a new head coach, Joey Carroll, who has brought in a new system.
Around Town
Life Science Building Could Potentially Go on Part of Home Depot Parking Lot
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A rendering of 300 Forge, a life science building that could go on part of the Home Depot Parking lot. (Courtesy of Boylston Properties)
A six-story life science building which would to be built on part of the parking lot behind the Home Depot in Watertown is in the planning stages. Boylston Properties, the developers of Arsenal Yards, submitted pre-application plans to the City of Watertown showing a six-story building with five levels of life science space and one story of parking. Plans were submitted to the Planning Department on Sept. 5.
Schools
Suggestions Wanted for Names of New High School Gym & Auditorium
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Ai3 ArchitectsA rendering of the designs for the new Watertown High School viewed from Columbia Street. The School Committee seeks recommendations from the public for what to name the gym and auditorium at the new Watertown High School. People can send in their ideas to School Committee Chair Kendra Foley, she said at Monday’s School Committee meeting. “I’d like to invite members of the community to make any suggestions for names of the new high school gym and auditorium. Those suggestions should be sent to me at kendra.foley@watertown.k12.ma.us,” Foley said.
Police/Fire
Pair of Watertown Men Pull Handgun Out of Charles River, Had Been Reported Stolen
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Watertown DPW
Two men from Watertown pulled up a firearm from the depths of the Charles River last week. The handgun had been reported stolen. Patrick Rourke and Isaac Russo went out on a kayak and searched for metal objects on the river and they found something after just a few minutes, according to the report on WHDH Channel 7. They soon realized it was a real firearm. They contacted Watertown Police who notified the Massachusetts State Police, who have jurisdiction because the Charles falls under the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Around Town
Watertown Librarian Talks About the Library’s Little Known Features on Local Conversations Podcast
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Watertown Library’s Allie Fry shares some offerings of the library that you may not know about in the fifth episode of the Little Local Conversations podcast
In Little Local Conversations, discover the people, places, stories, and ideas of Watertown. Creator and Watertown resident Matt Hanna has conversations with various businesses owners, community leaders, creatives, and other interesting folks in Watertown to learn about what they do and get to know a bit about the people behind the work.
Watertown Library’s Programming Librarian Allie Fry. Hanna wrote:
“Meet Allie Fry! She’s the Programming Librarian at the Watertown Free Public Library. We talk about what attracted her to the library here in Watertown (she’s from the Midwest), the lesser known programming for adults that the library offers, and all the other great stuff about the library.”
Police/Fire
Police Log: Two Cars Vandalized, Multiple Packages Taken
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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Sept. 9, 4:40 a.m.: An officer patrolling on Arsenal Street heard a man yelling. He was arguing with another person and the officer went to speak with both of them. When Police did a background check on the man they found he had a warrant for his arrest.
Business
Brigham House Assisted Living Hosting Community Open House
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On Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1:30-3 p.m. Brigham House Assisted Living will host a free info session and community tour. Find out about what Brigham House has a to offer, when it’s time to move into assisted living, financial programs, and how to qualify for assisted living. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP required: You must sign up in advance to join this in-person event.